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Psychiatrists in Gaithersburg

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Louis Ari Kopolow, Psychiatrist in Gaithersburg
Verified MD, DLFAPA, ACP, CGP
Psychiatrist
"Your difficulty in handling troublesome issues may have a physiological (brain and body) as well as psychological (feelings and beliefs) basis. As a Board Certified psychiatrist for 25+ years, I have specialized training and experience in recognizing and treating emotional ..."
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877
(240) 813-3333 x14
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Shahzad Rahman, Psychiatrist in Gaithersburg
Verified MD
Psychiatrist
".I am a board certified adult and adolescent psychiatrist with over twenty years experience in treating a variety of psychiatric conditions. I work closely with therapists to provide the best care for my clients. After medical school, I did my ..."
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20886
(540) 986-4817
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Jimmy Chen, Psychiatrist in Gaithersburg
Verified MD, PhD
Psychiatrist
"Our approach is tailored to meet each client's need. We provide psychiatric assessment and medication management services. We also provide individual, family, couples, and group therapy for adults, adolescents, and children. "
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20886
(301) 852-5019
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"As a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist, I work with clients throughout their life cycle. I see patients individually, in family settings and couples. When treating a child or adolescent, you are really helping a whole family system regain balance ..."
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Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877
(301) 710-0909
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A Psychiatrist in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland (MD) is a qualified medical doctor who specializes in treating mental health issues and diagnosable disorders.

What distinguishes Gaithersburg Psychiatrists from other mental health professionals is that they may prescribe medication or psychotropics. Psychiatrists may conduct physical examinations, order and interpret lab tests and brain image scans, such as CT scans, CAT Scans and MRIs.

Some psychiatric practitioners in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland (MD) specialize in age groups (so check for Gaithersburg child psychiatrists or Gaithersburg adolescent psychiatrists). Those who work with the elderly are called geriatric psychiatrists or geropsychiatrists.

Other related specialties include psychopharmacology (certain states license Psychopharmacologists), psychiatric genetics and neuroimaging.

Psychiatric nurses in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland (MD), or mental health nurses, specialize in nursing care for people with mental illness or mental distress. Gaithersburg Psychiatric nurses receive training in psychological therapies (such as CBT), building therapeutic alliance with clients and dealing with challenging behavior. Importantly, they are trained to administer psychiatric medication (or 'psychiatric meds') and, in very limited ways, to prescribe meds.

Nurses monitor for side effects and responses to medical treatments and offer information on meds so that clients can make informed choices about their use.
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